VAR is one of the most controversial topics in football today. You can love it or hate it, but it’s impossible to remain indifferent. Idan Segev reviews VAR’s performance and it’s impact over the players, referees and most importantly - the fans.
The U17 World Cup has started. This is a good chance to look back and see where are the last 10 Golden Ball winners of the tournament.
He’s been coaching in central Asia, the US, Middle East and West Africa. He nurtured football culture in Kyrgyzstan, worked at the famous Aspire Academy in Qatar and guided Hearts of Oak in Ghana. The amazing career of Kenichi Yatsuhashi is indeed a fascinating one. Walid Bylka interviewed him exclusively for BabaGol: They talked African football, the best food he had in his journeys, and where he was blamed to be an engineer rather than a football coach. A must-read interview.
Nigeria and Brazil will meet for the first time in 16 years, this time in a friendly match in Singapore. For the Nigerians, it is a match-up filled with nostalgia from the incredible 1996 Olympics journey, and they would look to surprise the Seleção again.
